LIA London – Page 14 – (L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities

London’s best airport is opening its first ever luxury lounge

Image: Infinite 3D Ltd / London City AirportFiguring out why London City Airport ranks among the best in the country is easy. For starters, its central location makes journeying to and from the aviation hub pretty much faff-free. Once inside, […]

‘The Bear’ is opening an exclusive kitchen in east London this weekend – and it’s giving away 2000 tasty subs

Photograph: Courtesy FXThe Bear is coming to London. Not the sleek, Michelin star-pursuing restaurant of the soon-to-arrive final season, but the beloved sub-serving hatch-in-the-wall diner of season 1. Oh, and everyone’s invited. On Sunday and Monday, June 28-29, Disney is […]

A Chinese pub is opening in Shoreditch – and it’s backed by two very famous London restaurateurs

Photograph: Courtesy of British LandAn exciting new dynamic duo is about to take London’s restaurant scene by storm. Andrew Wong, the chef behind the exceptional two Michelin-starred dim sum restaurant A Wong, is linking up with Dishoom’s co-founder Amar Radia to create a […]

Lily Allen at London’s O2 2026: start time, last-minute tickets, setlist and what you need to know

Photograph: Lily AllenIt’s been eight months since Lily Allen dropped her searing and heartfelt album of the year West End Girl. After taking it to theatres across the UK and some festivals, due to unprecedented demand she’s now bringing her show to […]

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This excellent east London museum is getting a revamp this summer

June 11, 2026

Photograph: AC Manley / Shutterstock.comWalthamstow’s William Morris Gallery is quietly one of London’s top museums. Just behind the gates of Lloyd Park, the gorgeous 18th-century manor house was the family home of the eponymous designer, novelist and socialist between 1848 and 1856. Today its halls house […]

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BST Hyde Park: central London music festival is getting much bigger

June 11, 2026

Photograph: Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/ShutterstockBritish Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park is always a massive occasion. It’s the only major festival that’s held in the central London park each year and since launching in 2013 it has welcomed enormous stars from The Rolling Stones to Adele. […]

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Radiohead and the RSC’s ‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief’ is coming to London

June 10, 2026

Photo: Manuel HarlanThe most singular production of Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet to be staged in the last couple of years was Hamlet Hail to the Thief, an abridged version of the text set to Radiohead’s underrated 2003 album Hail to the […]

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Time Out went to the London restaurant that has been crowned the best in the UK – is it actually any good?

June 10, 2026

Simon Brown PhotographyEach year, the National Restaurant Awards brings together a panel of more than 200 food writers, chefs and restaurateurs to pick out the best of the best of the country’s cuisine. Splitting the UK into 11 separate regions, […]

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Beloved agave cocktail bar Hacha is opening in a new location this summer

June 10, 2026

Image: Ixchel X HACHAIt was with heavy hearts that we announced in April that Hacha would be shutting the bright blue doors to its Dalston home. After seven years on Kingsland Road, the legendary cocktail bar – famed for its […]

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Bag policy for Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium: full list of banned items and bag drop information

June 10, 2026

Photograph: mytruestorystudio / Shutterstock.comA word to all the Big Smoke’s Stylers: the wait is almost over, because the ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer is in the capital this weekend for the UK leg of hisTogether, Together world tour. The former 1D-er announced his current world tour […]

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A major new contemporary arts venue is opening on London’s South Bank this month

June 10, 2026

Photograph: Carlo ZambonWatch out Tate Modern because there’s about to be a new gallery on the block. Yep, a shiny new arts venue is opening on the South Bank this month, promising to bring fresh exhibitions, events and artist studios […]